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London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cancelled his planned visit to India next week due to the coronavirus situation in the country, Downing Street said on Monday. Johnson will…

Jhursuguda: Three minor girls including two sisters hailing from a slum in Jhursuguda town reportedly went missing under mysterious circumstances after leaving their homes for school on Thursday. The three girls were identified as Geeta Das (13) and her sister Rasmita (12) and Banita Chanchan, all from Puruna Basti under Gayatri Vihar police limits of […]

Mumbai: Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman forays into script writing and film production with the upcoming musical-romance drama “99 Songs”. The experience, the Oscar-winning singer-composer says, was quite a challenge. “When you are composing the music of a film, you have a director who is very experienced, you have a lyrics writer and there is […]

New Delhi: Hitting back at senior Congress leader Manmohan Singh for his critique of the government’s COVID-19 management, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday alleged the second wave of…

Washington: US researchers used an artificial intelligence algorithm to identify a powerful new antibiotic compound, which could kill many of the world’s most problematic disease-causing bacteria in lab tests. The study published on Thursday in the journal Cell showed that it could kill some strains that are resistant to all known antibiotics and also clear […]

Washington: Days ahead of his India visit, US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the two countries could make a “tremendous” trade deal. “We’re going to India, and we may make a tremendous deal there,” Trump said in his commencement address at the Hope for Prisoners Graduation Ceremony in Las Vegas. Trump, accompanied by First […]

Bhubaneswar: The tenth edition of Odisha Television Limited’s annual convention, ‘Foresight 2020 – Changing Times Changing Minds’ will witness brainstorming sessions and discussions on several topics relevant to political, social, economic and cultural scenario of the State and country. The annual flagship event of the OTV will be held on February 22. Thought leaders from […]

Islamabad: Pakistan is likely to stay on the “grey list” of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which has agreed to give Islamabad time until October to fully implement the 27-point Action Plan given by the global money-laundering watchdog, according to sources. The decision will be announced on Friday at the end of the FATF […]

Bhubaneswar: Religious fervour hit a crescendo across Odisha especially in Ekamra Kshetra-Bhubaneswar where lakhs of devotees celebrated the grand night of Lord Shiva, the Mahashivratri on Friday. The celebration of the festival was in full swing at major Shiva shrines like Lord Lokanath Temple in Puri, Dhabaleswar in Cuttack, Akhandalamani in Bhadrak, Vedvyas in Rourkela and […]

Beijing: The death toll in China’s novel coronavirus has gone up to 2,236 with 118 more deaths reported, mostly from the hard-hit Hubei province, while the overall confirmed infection cases have climbed to 75,465, Chinese health officials said on Friday. The number of deaths is higher than the previous day when 114 people died of […]

Wellington: Indian batsmen with the exception of Ajinkya Rahane and Mayank Agarwal struggled as they scored 122 for 5 on the rain-curtailed first day of the opening Test against New Zealand here on Friday. Thunderstorm followed by rain in the middle of the tea break washed out the final session. India were 122 for 5 […]

San Francisco: Google has removed nearly 600 “disruptive” Android apps from its Play Store, along with banning their developers who tricked users to click on ads. According to the company, one area of focus for the Ads team is developing new ways to detect disruptive ads shown outside of the app – for example, out-of-context […]

Mumbai: Actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra and her husband Raj Kundra on Friday announced that they have become parents to a baby girl, born through surrogacy. The couple welcomed their second child on February 15. “Our prayers have been answered with a miracle. With gratitude in our hearts we are thrilled to announce the arrival of […]

New Delhi: A heartwarming photo of a pigeon that can’t fly is best buds with a puppy that can’t walk has gone viral on social media and has left netizens in awe. The adorable photo was shared on Facebook by Mia Foundation, a non-profit organisation with the caption, “I see a new friendship blooming…Herman and […]

Baripada: A pregnant lady in Mayurbhanj district was allegedly forced to do more than 20 sit-ups and also later thrashed by a forest guard on suspicion of stealing woods from the forest. As per the allegations, a lady forest guard of Dudhiani range under Karanjia forest division (identified by the victim as Kavita), assaulted her […]